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Ayame Sohma is one of the supporting characters of the Fruits Basket series and cursed by the spirit of the snake of the zodiac.
In the 2001 anime serie, he is voiced by Mitsuru Miyamoto in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Christopher R. Sabat in the English version of the anime.
In the 2019 anime serie, he is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai & Natsumi Fujiwara as a child in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Christopher R. Sabat & Ciarán Strange as a child in the English version of the anime.
Appearance[]
He is a young man with very long silver hair and striking eyes, which Tohru notes makes him resemble Yuki.
When his curse activates, Ayame transforms into a silver snake.
Personality[]
He is vivacious, garrulous, and has a knack for making Yuki and Kyo angry. Ayame is known for his wordplay and charisma even when he was a teen; it's how he became the student council president. He tends to outstay his welcome until Hatori is called to drag him away; Ayame only ever obeys Hatori's word, due to having immense respect for him.
Ayame owns and works at a craft supply store named after himself, having done so with the reasoning that he wished to create something that couldn't exist without him. Though there are sometimes when customers ask Ayame to make special outfits for them, which Ayame is more than willing to do; he respects men have a few romantic fantasies and is more than willing to lend a hand in bringing the dreams to life. In this regard, he shares some of Shigure's humor, but isn't overt about it.
Since Yuki entered high school, Ayame has been working to repair their brotherly bond. However, his loud, over the topness causes a lof of backfires.
Biography[]
He runs a shop, named after himself, that sells custom-made "romantic costumes" such as frilly dresses and maid costumes with the help of Mine Kuramae, his seamstress.
Ayame is best friends with Shigure and Hatori, who are the same age; while Shigure goes along with Ayame's outrageous personality, Hatori is the only one, according to Shigure and Takaya, who can restrain Ayame's worst behavior.
When Ayame was in high school, he was president of the student council, and is proud that Yuki is following him. Ayame fears the "nothingness" of not being acknowledged.
When Ayame was young, he completely ignored Yuki, and even forgot Yuki's name once, but during the series realizes he will be completely alone, with only Yuki as company when they get older.
This spurs an obsession with gaining Yuki's love, which he attempts to do by demanding it from Yuki, and later trying more thoughtful ways to prove Yuki can depend on him. As the series progresses, Yuki gradually accepts Ayame as a brother, and even tries to understand him. When Ayame is freed from the curse, the first thing he does is embrace Mine Kuramae and confess he loves her.
Trivia[]
- In an author's note, Natsuki Takaya described him as a draining person to meet in real life.
- As the Snake, Ayame is especially susceptible to cold.
- Takaya derived the name Ayame (normally a female name, meaning iris, or "blood iris" to be more specific) from the fifth month, ayamezuki or "month of irises," which is the month of the Snake, of the traditional Japanese calendar.
- He is around 26 or 28 years old.
- His nephew Mutsuki absolutely adores Ayame over his maternal uncle; a rare if odd trait, since even Ayame's own son finds him obnoxious.
- He is the fifth of the cursed Sohmas to have his curse broken.
- His English Voice Actor, Christopher R. Sabat, also voiced Kero (true form) in Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Kurogane in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Giroro in Sgt Frog, Mondo Owada in Danganronpa: The Animation and Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood, Piccolo Jr., Vegeta, Shenron, Yamcha, and Guru in Dragon Ball Z, All Might in My Hero Academia, Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, Elfman Strauss in Fairy Tail, Inferno Cop in Inferno Cop, Ddraig in High School DXD, Batou in Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Shep in Lumberjack Man, and Rom in Show by Rock!!.
- His First Japanese Voice Actor, Mitsuru Miyamoto, also voiced Hubb Lebowski in Wolf's Rain and Kyle Rondart in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Simba in The Lion King and Maiza Avaro in Baccano!.
- His Second Japanese Voice Actor, Takahiro Sakurai, also voices Tentomon & his Digivolution forms in Digimon Adventure series, Inugami in Gugure! Kokkuri-san, Dorulumon in Digimon Fusion, Sting Eucliffe in Fairy Tail series, Leon Kuwata in Danganronpa: The Animation, Akane☆Hoshi in Soul Eater NOT!, Kiyomaro Takamine in Zetch Bell!, and Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass series.
- His Japanese Child Voice Actress, Natsumi Fujiwara, Clops in Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Abigail Jones in Great Pretender (2020 series), Goro in Darling in the Franxx, Dimaria Yesta in Fairy Tail, Rei Kizaki in Aikatsu Stars!, Giorno Giovanna (young) in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Damian Desmond in Spy × Family, Shuichi Kagaya (young) in Gleipnir, Raigh in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, and Kabane Kusaka in Kemono Jihen.
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